Bill Moyers
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Bill Moyers (born Billy Don Moyers, June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and political commentator. Under the Johnson administration he served from 1965 to 1967 as the eleventh White House Press Secretary. He was a director of the Council on Foreign Relations, from 1967 to 1974. He also worked as a network TV news commentator for ten years. Moyers has been extensively involved with public broadcasting, producing documentaries and news journal programs, and has won numerous awards and honorary degrees for his investigative journalism and civic activities. He has become well known as a trenchant critic of the corporately structured U.S. news media.
Bill Moyers | |
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| 11th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office July 8, 1965 – February 1, 1967 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | George Reedy |
| Succeeded by | George Christian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Billy Don Moyers June 5, 1934 Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Judith Suzanne Davidson
(m. 1954) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | |